Cruise ship hit by hantavirus arrives in Tenerife to evacuate passengers
Summary
A cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak arrived in Tenerife to evacuate passengers and crew after three people died and eight became ill. Passengers are being screened and flown to their home countries for quarantine to prevent the virus from spreading.Key Facts
- The cruise ship MV Hondius arrived in Tenerife with 146 people onboard.
- Three people died and eight became sick from hantavirus linked to the ship.
- All passengers and crew were confined to their cabins to stop virus spread.
- 19 UK passengers and 3 crew will be flown to a hospital in Merseyside for quarantine.
- Passengers from other countries will fly home but must isolate for 42 days.
- Spanish citizens are departing first, followed by other nationalities on scheduled flights.
- The virus spreads only through close contact and is less contagious than Covid-19.
- The World Health Organization is coordinating a response and contact tracing.
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